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Movies | Written by Andrew Pollard 28/09/2015

John Goodman Joins KONG: SKULL ISLAND

As the film starts to
bring together an impressive ensemble, Kong: Skull Island has added John
Goodman to its ranks.

Deadline
is reporting the news, with Goodman’s exact role yet to be confirmed at
this stage. Additionally, Variety
has word that Me and Earl and the Dying
Girl’s Thomas Mann is in final talks to join the film. The pair join a cast
that already includes Tom Hiddleston, Toby Kebbell, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly,
Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Wilkinson, Jason Mitchell, and Corey Hawkins.

Very little is known about the plot of Skull Island, although the focus will be on Kong’s titular island
home and the beasts that inhabit it as Tom Hiddleston leads a group of
explorers on the hunt for his brother and a magical serum.

To be directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Kong: Skull Island is currently set for a March 10th, 2017 release.

As the film starts to
bring together an impressive ensemble, Kong: Skull Island has added John
Goodman to its ranks.

Deadline
is reporting the news, with the Goodman’s exact role yet to be confirmed at
this stage. Additionally, Variety
has word that Me and Earl and the Dying
Girl’s Thomas Mann is in final talks to join the film. The pair join a cast
that already includes Tom Hiddleston, Toby Kebbell, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly,
Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Wilkinson, Jason Mitchell, and Corey Hawkins.

Very little is known about the plot of Skull Island, although the focus will be on Kong’s titular island
home and the beasts that inhabit it as Tom Hiddleston leads a group of
explorers on the hunt for his brother and a magical serum.

To be directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Kong: Skull Island is currently set for a March 10th, 2017 release.